Flying Dutchman
noun
1
: a legendary Dutch mariner condemned to sail the seas until Judgment Day
2
: a spectral ship that according to legend haunts the seas near the Cape of Good Hope
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In which SpongeBob and Gary the Snail have a conversation about string cheese, and the Flying Dutchman goes crazy at the sheer inanity of it.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
And SpongeBob, determined to not be just a bubble blowing baby boy, is set off on his own odyssey that takes him and his jolly starfish sidekick Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) on a madcap adventure to the underworld with the ghost of The Flying Dutchman ( Mark Hamill ) and his lackey Barb (Regina Hall).
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Fans can choose from a wide variety of styles, ranging from the Flying Dutchman to Protein Style.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
Opened in 2001, Batwing opened as one of several Flying Dutchman models from Dutch manufacturer Vekoma.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Poking around in Krabs’ stash of seafaring collectibles, SpongeBob and Patrick inadvertently summon the Flying Dutchman, who promises to help SpongeBob complete his swashbuckling checklist.
—Justin Lowe, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Poet John Greenleaf Whittier wrote his own homage to the Flying Dutchman as reinterpreted for the Dash.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
And SpongeBob, determined to not be just a bubble blowing baby boy, is set off on his own odyssey that takes him and his jolly starfish sidekick Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) on a madcap adventure to the underworld with the ghost of The Flying Dutchman ( Mark Hamill ) and his lackey Barb (Regina Hall).
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Fans can choose from a wide variety of styles, ranging from the Flying Dutchman to Protein Style.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
Opened in 2001, Batwing opened as one of several Flying Dutchman models from Dutch manufacturer Vekoma.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Poking around in Krabs’ stash of seafaring collectibles, SpongeBob and Patrick inadvertently summon the Flying Dutchman, who promises to help SpongeBob complete his swashbuckling checklist.
—Justin Lowe, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Poet John Greenleaf Whittier wrote his own homage to the Flying Dutchman as reinterpreted for the Dash.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Flying Dutchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Flying%20Dutchman. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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